El Castillo Taqueria
9735 Old St Augustine Rd Unit 18, Jacksonville, FL 32257
How the BiteKarma score works
Each routine inspection starts at 100 and loses 7 points for every critical violation and 2 for every other one, half again as much when the same problem was cited at one of the two inspections before. A failed inspection counts as 69 at most. The score averages the five newest routine inspections, with the most recent counting most, and stays below 70 for 90 days after a fail unless the restaurant passes again. 90 and up is excellent, 80s good, 70s fair, and below 70 poor.
At a glance
- Passed 8 of 9 graded inspections since 2024.
- Last inspected Oct 23, 2026: passed with 1 violation.
- Keeps coming up: Time and temperature control for safety foods, cited 4 times, plus 15 other repeat issues.
- #91 in Jacksonville's Hall of Shame, among the lowest BiteKarma scores in the city.
- 11 critical violations in the last two years.
Inspection history 9 visits
- 2026
- Passed Oct 23
Callback Reinspection
1 violation
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Passed Sep 21
Callback Reinspection
1 violation
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Passed Jul 22
Callback Reinspection
1 violation
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Failed Jul 21
Routine Inspection
14 violations, 5 critical
- Critical Chemicals/toxic substances
- Critical Time and temperature control for safety foods
- Critical Approved source
- Critical Unwrapped or time/temperature control food not re-served
- Critical Food protection, cross-contamination
- Minor Bathrooms
- Minor Floors, walls, ceilings and attached equipment properly constructed and clean; rooms and equipment properly vented
- Minor No presence or breeding of insects/rodents/pests; no live animals; outer openings protected
- Minor Hand wash sinks, hand washing supplies and hand wash sign
- Minor Other conditions sanitary and safe operation
- Minor Time/temperature control foods properly thawed
- Minor Food-contact and nonfood-contact surfaces designed, constructed, maintained, installed, located
- Minor Original container: properly labeled, date marking, consumer advisory
- Minor Current license properly displayed
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